Strauss-Kahn Acknowledges ‘Moral Failings’ In TV Interview

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, speaks to reporters outside his residence at 153 Franklin Street on August 23, 2011.Dominique Strauss-Kahn (credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

PARIS (CBSNewYork) — In his first interview since his sexual assault charges in New York were dropped, Dominique Strauss-Kahn appeared on French television to tell his side.

“What happened does not include violence, no force, no aggression, nor any unlawful act. It is the prosecutor who says this, not me. What happened is not only an inappropriate relationship but, more than that, an error,” Strauss-Kahn said.

Asked if the encounter was a moral weakness, Strauss-Kahn replied: “I think it was more than weakness. I think it is a moral error and I’m not proud of it and I regret it immensely.”

Strauss-Kahn’s interview suggesting consensual sex drew a crowd of feminist protesters to the television studios, calling him a sexual deviant, and holding signs asked “what is seduction for you?”